Intel Core i7 9700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9700K with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 9700K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K +31%

1279

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K +7%

9406

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K +65%

1575

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K +50%

6702

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K +37%

1284

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K +17%

7419

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K +38%

2878

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

14441

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +7%

15538

Intel Core i7 9700K

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-9700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 9700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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